Drill press



1. ECKHARD.

DRILL PRESS. map DEC. 13. 1920.

Jan. 9, 1923.

2 SHEETS -SHEET 1' M Zia/I2 gy f Jan. 9, 1923. 1,441,668; J.ECKHARD,

DRILL PRESS.

FIL ED DECrI-3. T920. 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

Patented Jan. 9, 1923.

innate JOHN ECKI-IABD, or BUFFALQiNEW roan, .essrenon TO rreonrrnn Madame roar.

COMPANY, inc, or BUrrnLo, new YORK, A conronarron or new YORK;

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Application filed. December 13,1920. Serial No. 430,111.

Be it known that 1, JOHN Ecru-nun), a

citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and usetul Improvements in Drill'Presses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates toa drill press and has for its principal object the provision of an impr ved inachinewhich is universal in character, being manually operable for light and delicate work, and power actuated for heavy and .tast Work.

Further objects of the invention are to provide an improved automatic stop device for disengaging the power teed mechanism when ahole has been drilled to its proper depth, and to improve the machine in'other respects, as will hereinafter appear.

In the'acconipanying drawings? Figure Iis an elevation of oneside ot a drill press embodying my improvements; Figure 2 is alragmentary elevation of the opposite side 3 thereof. Figure 3 is a fragmentary front view the press. Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical section on line 4 4, Fig; 3. Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical section on line 55,

Fig. 1. Figure 6 is an enlarged horizontal section on line 66, FigLt. Figure 7 is an enlarged vertical section on line 7-7, Fig. 3. Figure 8 is a vertical transverse section on line 8-8, Fig. 6. Figure 9 is a, sectional elevation ofthe teed governing clutch.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. i e

In its general organization, the drill press comprises abuse 10, a column 1.]. rising from thebase, a supporting tablel2 for the work piecaj and an upper frame 13 suitably secured to] said column and carrying the openative mechanism of the drill; Journaled inthe upper end of the frame is a horizontal driving shaft let having a cone pulley l5 driven by, a belt 15" from a lower cone pulley 16 mounted on a horizontal shaft 1'? driven from anysuitable source of power. A vertical drillspindle 18 is journaled in upper and lower bearings 19 and 20 and 'splined on said spindle is a bevel gear 21 meshing with a similar gear 22 mounted on the driving shalt lit. {The sleeve or quill 23 oli this spindle is provided with the usual rack 2-iwliich nie'sl'ies with a pinion mounted on a. transverse shall; 26 su m aortcd journaledin a yoke 31 mounted'itorivertical shown by dotted. l nes in Fig. 1.

in a bearing 27 carried by the frame. Mounted on one end of this shaft is a worm. wheel 28 with which a worm 29 is adapted to mesh. The latter is carried by a shaft 30 oscillatory movement in the lower bifurcated end of the customary heavy-duty lever 32 which is secured to the transverse shaft 26. e To this yoke is operatively connected the usual thumbpiece or elbow lever 33 by means ot'which the worm 29 may be disengaged from. its wormiwheel, said worm being normally held in engagement with said worm j Wheel by a spring 34-. In actuating the heavy-duty lever 32 to rotate the shaft 26 and thereby imparta vertical movement to the drill spindle, the worm '29 acts as a pawl or dog for operatively' connecting said lever with the worm wheel. The customary hand wheel 35' is connected to said worm tor rotating it to raise and lower the drill spindle. f A lever 36 is secured to the other end of the shaft 26 for actuating the drill spindle by hand where sensitiveness is required, as in lightand delicate work. Under such conditions, it is necessaryto disengage the worm 29 from the worm wheel 28 to permit tree rotation of the shaft26. Inorder ,to positively holds-aid worm'in such position without the necessity of beingso held by the operator, a, suitable retaining catch or arm 37 is employed. This catch is pivoted to theadjacei' t portion of the lever 32 and'provided in its free end with'an arcuateseat or notch upon which the loweriportionof [the thumb piece 33 is adapted to rest, as

TWhen not in use, this catch hangs in, a pendant position, shown by full lines iirFig;

I The means for actuating the feed of the drill by power are preferably onstructed as follows: A V

39 indicates a vertically swinging frame or carrier pivoted at 40 to the upper main frame structure of the drill press. '.-lournaled in thisoscillatin frame is ahorisontal shaft 42 onithe rear end of which mounteda cone pulley 43 operatively connected by a belt .14 with a similar cone pulle 4.5 mounted on the driving, shaft 14. The rent end of said sha't'tl2 carries a worm Q-(S'mcshing with a worm wheel. el-Tsecurcd te theuppejr end 01'- a vertical. shaft l8 'jouri'ialed u'a heai'ingitQ depeiujling from the frame P9. Yicldingly mounted, on thclewer end of said Vertical shaft is a bevel gear 50 adapted to be moved into and out of engagement with a correspond1ng'gearx51' mounted on the rear end of'the worm shaft 30, as shown in Figs. 5

and 6 Thus, the power feedfor the-drill spindle is obtained through the cone pulley 45, belt lt, cone pulley 43,=worm 46, worm wheel 47, bevel gears 50 and 51, worm 29,

worm wheel 28, pinion and spindle,

rack 24.

, 'By rocking the oscillating frame 39 down- 'wardly andv rearwardly, the gear 50 is moved out otengagement with the correspondmg gear 51 For thispurpose, a laterally-flexible actuating lever'or handle .52.

- preferably, constructed of V spring -steel, is

fixed at its inner end to a depending arm 53 formed, integrally with said frame 39. ,I This actuating lever is provided] on one side thereof witha laterally-projecting rib .or shoulder 54, which, in'the normal operative position of said lever, engages the adjacent upper face of the lower spindle bearing 20 asshownm Figs. 6 and 8. ,A horizontallyrock thefra-me 39 rearwardlyland move the i gear 50 outof engagement with the gear 51.

By this construction, saidframe is firmly held inplace and looseness ofthe: parts carried therebyis prevented. i

properly in shifting them into engagement with each other. their teeth would ordinarily be damaged ;or broken and the shaft 48 would be liable to bend. -1 oav0idthis, the gearis slidably mounted on its shaft and capable of yielding downwardlythereon. To this end, asshown in Fig. 5, the shaft LQis provide-d witlra pin 58 which engages a longitudinal slot 59 in the hub of thejgear 50, and interposed between the latter and a collar 60 fixed to, said sha'ft'is a coil spring 61 which allows said gear to yield more or I less when shifted into operative engagement with thegearfil. v

Means are inovided forillitOlllHilGllli' disengaging the power feed mechanism after a hole has been drilled to its proper depth in a piece of work, and as shown in the drawings, these means preferably consisting of a ta ppet or cam bar62 mounted for vertical adjustment on the quill 23 of the drill spindle and held in aset position g as 'byIa screw or bolt 62".. As shown clearly in Fig. 8, this tappet projects laterally from said quill, being arranged in the path or. plane of the actuat ng handle 52 so as to shift the latter laterally from cngagen ient with the face of the bearing :20, when the required depthjof hole has been, drilled Should the gears 50 and 51' fail to mesh Upon'being so shifted, the spring 61- pulls the handle 52 downwardly,movingthe oscillatory frame-39 rearwardly and disc0nnecting the power feed mechanism. from the drill. Inthis position, the actuati'ng handle rests on theupper side ojfthe-adjacent shaft bearing 27, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 4.

.To stop the )ower-feed of the drill spindle should the rill becom dull and prevent breakage of the latter, a feed governing clutch isprovided on the pulley shaft 42 whichpermits slippage between-the companion. clutch members under such conditions.- As shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings, this clutch mechanism preferably comprises a female clutch member 63, formed inte 'grally withthe cone-pulley43 and loosely mounted on the shaft 42,-and a male clutch other suitable material. The rear face of the .-cone pulley abuts against a thrust bear; ing 65 adjustably"v mountedon-the pulley shaft 43. v

By this construction, should a drill become'dull while in use and its condition be unknown to the operator, the downward feed of the drill will cease, thereby informing the operator of the trouble 'and'enabling himto stop the further operation'of the machine before any damage is done.

An adjusting nut 66 is provided for regulating the frictional resistance of the clutch members, the nut being vapplied to the threadednend of the shaft 42 and engaging the bearing 65'. The clutch is adjusted'to resist normal torque, but allow slippage under the abnormal torque produced by a (lull drill; By means of, this nut, the resistance of the clutch can also be adjusted to suit different kinds of work, and so as to prevent breakage of the drills, particularly small drills. v I

In order to hold the heavy-duty lever 32 positively and reliably'in its normal vertical position and prevent the same from accidentally dropping onto the head of the operator, two opposing,springaprcssed pins 01 catches 67 are provided which are adapted to frictionall engage opposite sides-ofsaid lever. I

I claim as my invention 1. Ii'rad-rill press, the combination of a drill spindle, feed mechanism for said-spindle, a vertically-swinging frame carrying a power-tranemitting gear adapted to. move into and outof engagement with said feed mechanism, an actuating arm connected to Said frame for rocking it. said arm being laterally movable relatively to said frame and arranged to interlock with a fixed ,part

of the drill press to hold said frame in its operative position, and a spring tending to depress said arm for moving said frame to its inoperative position When released.

:2. In a drill press, the combination of a drill spindle and its bearing, feed mechanism for said spindle, a vertically-swinging frame carrying a power transmitting gear adapted to move into and out of engagement with said feed mechanism, and an actuating arm secured to said frame, said arm being laterally flexible and arranged to engage said spindle-'l'iearing for holding said frame in its operative position.

'3. In a drill press, the combination of a drill spindle and its bearing; feed mechanism forsaid spindle, a verticallysWinging frame carrying a power transmitting gear adapted to move into and out of engagement with said feed mechanism, and an actuating arm secured to said frame, said arm being laterally flexible and having a shoulder arranged to engage the top of said spindle,

bearing, and means for retaining said arm in engagement with said bearmg.

l. In a drill press, the combinatmn of a drill spindle and its bearing, feed mechanism for said spindle, a veltically-swinging frame carrying a power transmitting gear adapted to move into and out of engagement with said feed mechanism, and an actuating arm secured to said frame, said arm being laterally flexible and having arib arranged to engage the top of said spindle bearing, a

with said feed mechanism, without disturb-N ing the yielding mounting of said transmitting member.

JOHN ECKHARD. 

